The vessel had no lateen sails, but was instead square-rigged on the foremast and had a gaff-rigged mainsail with square rig above it on the mainmast. 17th century and onwards īy the 17th century, the term was adopted by Atlantic maritime nations. Other than in names, this vessel has no relation to the later brigantines developed in Northern Europe. Its name is derived from the Italian word brigantino, which in turn is derived from brigante " brigand". Its speed, maneuverability, and ease of handling made it a favourite of Mediterranean pirates. It was lateen rigged on two masts and had between eight and twelve oars on each side. In the Mediterranean Basin during the 13th century, a brigantine referred to a sail- and oar-driven war vessel. Modern American definitions include vessels without the square sails on the main mast. Older usages are looser in addition to the rigorous definition above (attested from 1695), the Oxford English Dictionary has about 1525 definitions of "a small vessel equipped both for sailing and rowing, swifter and more easily manœuvred than larger ships" and "(loosely) various kinds of foreign sailing and rowing vessels, as the galleon, galliot, etc." The main mast is the second and taller of the two masts. Brigantine Experiment of Newburyport, 114 tons, built at Amesbury in 1803.Ī brigantine is a two-masted sailing vessel with a fully square-rigged foremast and at least two sails on the main mast: a square topsail and a gaff sail mainsail (behind the mast).
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